Surprisingly, ignoring worries can improve mental health.
Evidence: After practice blocking out fears, people were less anxious—and less depressed 3 months later—especially if they had high anxiety or PTSD.
Not all concerns demand attention. Some thoughts are worth dismissing.
🔓 So many "special accommodations" for #students with IEPs have the potential to help all students. Let's open those doors for everyone through universal design for learning and offer the options to all. #LeadInclusion#EdLeaders#Teachers#UDL
Adults in schools,
We must choose our discomfort:
Stay uncomfortable with low achievement & blame kids
OR
Embrace discomfort by changing our practices.
Change is hard, but it leads to growth, while staying the same keeps us (& them) stuck.
Choose productive discomfort.
Seeing every interaction as win-lose isn't smart. It's shortsighted.
Evidence: People who view others' gains as their loss see potential allies as hostile and miss out on productive collaborations.
In the long run, the best path to success and happiness is striving for win-win.
Grades are too often the roadblock between teachers and the kids.
Teachers become teachers to help kids learn. Kids learn through feedback. We ALL still learn through feedback.
Focus on feedback, less on grades, and watch the learning take off!